Mitchell v. Mitchell

— Appeal from an order of the Family Court of Cortland County (Kepner, Jr., J.), entered June 14, 1982, which awarded custody of the parties’ children to petitioner. The parties to this proceeding were married in 1971 and *876separated in October, 1981. Thereafter, on March 19, 1982, petitioner father filed a petition in Family Court seeking custody of the parties’ two minor children, Cameron and Shawn. On March 24,1982, respondent mother filed-a petition for custody in the same court. A temporary order of joint custody was made on March 25, 1982. On May 3, 1982, after reviewing lengthy reports…